Chapter 35: George Osborne leaves the Treasury for Parliament, 3 December 2014 (© WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Chapter 36: David Cameron delivers a speech on immigration in Rocester, 28 November 2014 (Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images)
Chapter 37: David Cameron and Barack Obama in the White House, 16 January 2015 (© Ron Sachs/Corbis)
Chapter 38: David Cameron at the NATO summit in Newport, 3 September 2014 (© Ben Gurr – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Chapter 39: Oliver Letwin and Danny Alexander, 26 February 2013 (© REX Shutterstock)
Chapter 40: David Cameron campaigns in Carlisle, 6 May 2015 (© Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Chapter 41: David and Samantha Cameron celebrate the general election results, 8 May 2015 (© Andrew Parsons/i-Images)
Chapter 42: David Cameron delivers a speech on the EU at the British Museum, 9 May 2016 (© Jack Hill/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Chapter 43: David Cameron resigns outside 10 Downing Street, 24 June 2016 (© Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
The lists below are not exhaustive, and only contain names that appear in the book.
‘LD’ = Liberal Democrat
‘2015’ = Still in position at the time of the 2015 general election
The Quad
CAMERON, DAVID – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2010–15. Leader of the Conservative Party, 2005–15.
CLEGG, NICK – Deputy Prime Minister, 2010–15. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, 2007–15.
OSBORNE, GEORGE – Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2010–15. Shadow Chancellor, 2005–10.
ALEXANDER, DANNY – Secretary of State for Scotland, 12–29 May 2010. Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 2010–15. LD.
No 10 (Officials and Political Staff)
BERTIN, GABBY – Press Secretary, 2005–12. Director of External Relations, 2013–15.
BOWLER, JAMES – Principal Private Secretary, 2010–12.
CASE, SIMON – Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 2012–13. Deputy Principal Private Secretary, 2013–14. Executive Director, Implementation Group at the Cabinet Office, 2014–15.
CASEY, NIGEL – Foreign Affairs Private Secretary, 2014–15.
CASSON, JOHN – Foreign Affairs Private Secretary, 2011–14.
CHAMBERS, MAX – Policy Unit, 2014–15.
CHATWIN, TIM – Head of Strategic Communications, 2010–11.
COOPER, ANDREW – Director of Strategy, 2011–13.
COULSON, ANDY – Director of Communications, 2010–11.
DOWDEN, OLIVER – Political Adviser, 2010–13. Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, 2013–14.
DUNLOP, ANDREW – Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Scotland, 2011–15.
FALL, KATE – Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, 2010–15
FELDMAN, ANDREW – Chairman of the Conservative Party, 2010–15.
FIELD, STEVE – Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman, 2010–12.
FLETCHER, TOM – Foreign Affairs Private Secretary, 2010–11.
FOGES, CLARE – Speechwriter, 2009–15.
GILBERT, STEPHEN – Political Secretary, 2010–15.
GILL, AMEET – Special Adviser, Head of ‘Grid’ Planning, 2010–15.
GLOVER, JULIAN – Speechwriter, 2011–12. Special Adviser, Department of Transport, 2012–15.
HEYWOOD, JEREMY – Downing Street Permanent Secretary, 2010–11. Cabinet Secretary, 2012–15.
HILTON, STEVE – Director of Strategy, 2010–12.
JOHNSON, JO – Head of the Policy Unit, 2013–15. Cabinet Office Minister, 2013–15.
KIDDELL, TIM – Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and Speechwriter, 2010–15.
KIRBY, PAUL – Head of Policy Unit, 2011–13.
KORSKI, DAN – Special Adviser, 2013–15.
LLEWELLYN, ED – Downing Street Chief of Staff, 2010–15.
LOCKWOOD, CHRIS – Deputy Head, Policy Unit, 2013–15.
MANN, LAURENCE – Political Private Secretary, 2010–15.
MARTIN, CHRIS – Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 2012–15.
MCDONALD, SIMON – Foreign Policy Adviser, 2010–11. Ambassador to Germany, 2011–15.
O’DONNELL, GUS – Cabinet Secretary, 2005–11.
O’SHAUGHNESSY, JAMES – Director of Policy, 2007–11.
OLIVER, CRAIG – Director of Communications, 2011–15.
SALTER, MICHAEL – Political Head of Broadcasting, 2010–15.
SCHOLAR, TOM – Second Permanent Secretary at the Treasury, 2009–13. Adviser, European and Global Issues, 2013–15.
SEDDON, NICK – Policy Unit, 2013–15.
SILVA, ROHAN – Senior Policy Adviser, 2010–13.
SUGG, LIZ – Head of Operations, 2010–15.
WILLIAMSON, GAVIN – Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 2013–15.
WORTH, SEAN – Special Adviser, 2010–12. LD.
Cabinet
CABLE, VINCE – Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, 2010–15. LD.
CARMICHAEL, ALISTAIR – Secretary of State for Scotland, 2013–15. LD.
CLARKE, KENNETH – Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice, 2010–12. Minister without Portfolio, 2012–14. Chancellor, 1993–7.
DUNCAN SMITH, IAIN – Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 2010–15. Leader of the Conservative Party, 2001–3.
FALLON, MICHAEL – Secretary of State for Defence, 2014–15.
FOX, LIAM – Secretary of State for Defence, 2010–11.
GOVE, MICHAEL – Secretary of State for Education, 2010–14. Chief Whip, 2014–15. Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice, 2015.
GRAYLING, CHRIS – Minister for Employment, 2010–12. Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice, 2012–15.
GREENING, JUSTINE – Secretary of State for Transport, 2011–12. Secretary of State for International Development, 2012–15.
HAGUE, WILLIAM – Foreign Secretary, 2010–14. First Secretary of State, 2010–15. Leader of the House of Commons, 2014–15. Leader of the Conservative Party, 1997–2001.
HAMMOND, PHILIP – Secretary of State for Transport, 2010–11. Secretary of State for Defence, 2011–14. Foreign Secretary, 2014–15.
HILL, JONATHAN – Leader of the House of Lords, 2013–14. European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, 2014–15.
HUHNE, CHRIS – Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, 2010–12. LD.
HUNT, JEREMY – Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and